Poff v. Kaufman

The issue here is whether a letter constitutes the holographic will of Leo L. Kaufman who died in May, 1954, a few years following his wife’s death. They are survived by no children. The appellants, Mrs. Mattie L. Gremore and Mrs. Reba Poff, are sisters of Mrs. Kaufman. The letter in question was written by Mr. Kaufman to Mrs. Gremore on June 16, 1950, approximately four years before Mr. Kaufman’s death, and is as follows:

“Reed your letter and was glad to here from you. Well I am doing OK eating OK and feel OK. Am taking some vitamin capsules larger than jelly beans have to swallow them…